Shifted Souls - Volume 2

Chapter 3: Scared and Mad Were Not a Good Combination

Adult Language, Sexual Innuendo

Lizzie couldn't take it anymore. She wanted to see Tony. She didn't know what she had done to make him upset or if everything they had shared was just too much for him right now. She knew that what was coming was going to be very hard for Tony to handle and he would go off the rails a bit. They wanted to be there for him. Help if they could. Give Tony the faith in himself to maybe not go batshit crazy thinking he was going to die.

She didn't know when the blood poisoning would become evident or when he would start looking for alternative cores for the arc reactor, but between his frustration and his belief that he would die, he would need someone to help keep him on, at least the appearance, of an even keel. She didn't know how much S.H.I.E.L.D knew about the problem, but Lizzie hadn't told Coulson. He had been at the house just two days before, and no one had contacted her since about a meeting with Fury, they both hoped they had bought themselves some time on that. She did feel like someone had been watching her and she really wished that Feathers would bring her dog back. At least she had felt calmer when she wasn't completely alone.

Maybe their minds were just fighting one another and that was what was wrong. They really didn't know and the longer they were stuck together in this body the more apparent the separate personalities became. At least in their own mind...minds? None of how this happened made any sense. Neither of them really remembered the actual crashes, neither of them knew why it happened, they were each starting to remember more and more of their own pasts, but there was no denying it seemed they were going to share a future. Lizzie was the more passive personality, She was more dominant, but they both agreed it was because She was older and had lived longer and, well, had the worst temper. There were also moments where they both wondered if they were just slipping into some psychotic break, but when a person looks in a mirror and see's two different eyes staring back at them, physical proof that something was different, well it made them both agree they would just have to do the best they could with the time and knowledge they had.

Right now, Lizzie desperately needed Tony and She wished for her husband too, but She had confided in Lizzie that Tony did remind her of her husband in so many ways, and it wasn't like She thought She would ever get home. "Alright enough of this pity party, let's go see what's going on with our T." Lizzie grabbed her things and headed to the car. They refused to give anyone notice they were coming because every time they had in the last few days, they were told he was busy. Well, they agreed that he needed to tell them that himself.

Lizzie asked Her if She was sure there was nothing that Her memories could tell them about what might be going on with T right now. She assured Lizzie that they were both in the dark on this one, but they could do anything, together. They pulled up to the Malibu house and noticed Pepper and Happy's cars were there. They got out and headed to the door. Happy popped out of no where and startled Lizzie. "Hey Hap, what's going on?" She plastered a friendly smile on their face.

Happy didn't look at ease or even his normal broody self. "Miss Lizzie, now isn't a good time for you to be here." Lizzie frowned. "Ok Hap, I just want to ask T how he is doing and then I can head right out. Just haven't seen him since I woke up at the hospital." Lizzie started to make for the door and jumped when Happy stood in front of her. "Miss Lizzie, please, you need to just go home. There are somethings Mr. Stark has to deal with and then I am sure he will give you a call." Happy gave her the worst fake smile either of them had ever seen. "Hap is everything ok? Is someone hurt? You are really starting to scare me, Hap."

Happy looked like he wanted to tell her, but the door opened, and Pepper stood there, and Lizzie frowned at the expression on her face. She looked almost angry. Lizzie gave Pepper her best smile and headed towards her. "Hey Pep! You look great! I'm really glad to see you." She was telling Lizzie to act as if nothing was wrong and to just get in the house and see if T was there. Lizzie agreed. They just needed to get to Tony.